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Definition of: Shrovetide
(shrōv′tīd′) noun
The three days immediately preceding Ash Wednesday (Shrove Sunday, Shrove Monday, Shrove Tuesday), on which confession is made in preparation for Lent. Compare QUINQUAGESIMA. [ME schroftide <stem of SHRIVE + TIDE1, noun (def. 4)]
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